Matt Hardy is getting brutally honest about the rough patch he and Jeff Hardy hit in AEWand why their return to TNA Wrestling may have saved their love for pro wrestling.
Speaking on The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy podcast, the veteran tag team legend opened up about the emotional fallout from Jeff Hardys past mistake in AEW and how it impacted both of them.
Matt didnt dodge the truth. He admitted that in tag team wrestling, one partners mistake often drags down the other.
But it was TNA Wrestling that gave them both a second windand most importantly, gave Jeff a shot at redemption.
Before that, Matt and Jeff walked away from WWE after years of success to take on a new challenge in AEW. At first, it felt like the perfect movefresh opponents, creative freedom, and a chance to keep evolving as a team. But over time, things changed. Injuries, inconsistent booking, and outside issues left both brothers feeling disconnected from the passion that made them fall in love with wrestling in the first place.
The fix? Walking away from AEW entirely.
Its a full-circle moment for the Hardy Boyz, finding passion, peace, and purpose again under the TNA banner. Matt and Jeff Hardy didnt just walk away from AEWthey walked into something that reignited everything they thought they lost. After years of setbacks, doubts, and regret, the brothers are finally thriving in a place that actually values what they bring to the table. And if you thought the Hardys were finished, think againtheyre just getting started all over again, this time on their own terms.
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